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1 From the Office Happy New Year! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Have you reenrolled and updated your information in 4-HOnline? Please check your profile on 4-HOnline and update any changes in your personal information. If you don t, you could miss out on very important announcements and dates. Those who have not enrolled please do so ASAP. As 4-H volunteers you cannot hold meetings or activities without going through the enrollment process first. This year s fair theme will be chosen by the Fair Office. If you have any suggestions please contact Don or Jamie at This year is to be about the history of our fair H Year Enrollments October 1 st marked the beginning of a new 4-H year, which means it is time to re-enroll. Returning volunteers should have been enrolled by December 31. Returning members have a deadline of April 1, You cannot join in on activities or meetings if you are not active on 4-HOnline. Remember this policy when 4-H meetings or activity dates come up. After enrolling and membership fees paid, please contact Loretta at the 4-H office to go over your projects, 4-HOnline and changes to this year s curriculum. For 4-H youth members: 1. Log on to 4-HOnline.com and choose Idaho from the list of states. 2. If you remember your password from last year, choose I have a profile and put in your and password. 3. If you don t remember your password, choose I forgot my password and put in your address. A new password will be sent to your . Do not create a new profile!! 4. Once you are logged in, proceed to update your information and projects for the new year. If you took a project last year that you will not be taking PLEASE DELETE the project. If you don t delete the projects you will show up on my lists for this year. If you have not decided which projects you are taking for sure, you can log back in anytime and update them. 5. Once you click the submit enrollment button, your information will be sent to me for approval. Your status will show as pending until you pay your enrollment fees. Enrollment fees this year are the same as last year : $13 for Horse project members and $11 for all other members. The Cloverbud enrollment fee is $10. No one should be creating a new profile, unless this is their very first year in 4-H. If you know someone who needs a Spanish version contact the office. If you have any questions, or need information or help please contact me. -- Loretta or Loretta@uidaho.edu Inside this issue: Attention Volunteers 2 Western Regional Leader Forum 2 Horseless Horse Camp Registration 2-4 Spring Break Announcement 5 Fair Dates 5 Project Enrollment Deadlines 5 Livestock Weigh-in Dates & 6 Market Project information 6 MV Dairy Heifer Program 6 Save the Dates 6 Fair Awards -- FCS Awards 7 Thank You, Awards Night fund 7 4-H at the Library 7 Know Your Government Delegates 7 4-H Shooting Sports Raffle/Fund 8-9 Friday School 9 4-H Event Calendar 10 The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educational organization. We offer our programs to persons regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability.

2 Attention Volunteers It is time to start gearing up for the 4-H year again. Thank you so much for all you have done and all you continue to do for our program. I want to do my best to work and give you the support needed to make our 4-H program the best it can be. With that said, if there is something you need from me, please, please, please let me know. We are all here to help, but sometimes we don t know what kind of help is needed. Our January Leader s Council meeting will be January 8. Our February meeting will be February 12. Starting in March, we will be back to meeting on the 3rd Monday of the month. Please mark these dates on your calendars. If you have not re-enrolled for this year. Complete the training and enrollment process, as soon as possible. Let me know if you have questions or problems. There are many events coming up. Some details I won t know about until after the newsletter is published. I will be keeping everyone updated via , Facebook and the Gooding County webpage so please encourage your members to check regularly. I can not update the information on the UI Gooding Extension website at this time. If you download the records books from that site they will be missing some pages that the 4-H office requires. It would be easier to just download them from the Gooding County website - Contact me to them to you, or just pick them up here at the office. Page 2 Gooding County 4-H Spotlight

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4 Name of Participant (First) (Last) (Age) Gender: Address (Street) (City, State, Zip) Phone (Home) ( ) School & City (School) (City) Emergency contact (s) NAME: (Relationship) & Insurance info PHONES: WORK: HOME: CELL: NAME: (if needed) (Relationship) PHONES: WORK: HOME: CELL: (Medical insurance company name) (Policy number) PLEASE NOTE: Hospitals require proof of coverage before providing treatment unless a life threatening situation exists. It is suggested that participants bring a copy of their insurance card. Participants are covered by an American Income Life accident / illness policy (Activity Insurance) while participating in an Activity. In the event of injury or illness arising from participation in the Activity, American Income Life must be notified within 20 days of the date of the illness or injury. The Activity staff will have information on filing claims. Insurance provided through American Income Life provides only limited protection for injuries or illnesses that occur while participants are participating in the Activity, and the participant s family is responsible for all medical expenses not covered by Activity insurance. Page 4 Gooding County 4-H Spotlight

5 pictures Spring Break It s just January, but March is quickly approaching, and with it comes Spring Break. During Spring Break, the week of March 22 29, this year, we will again be hosting workshops and activities at the Extension Office as well as the Community Libraries in Gooding, Wendell and Hagerman. If you would like to help teach a class or have an idea for an activity or project that would be of interest, please let me know! Classes should be at least an hour long, but preferred to be longer depending on the skill or skills taught. We have many slots available at this time and would love to have them all filled. The youth do have a great time as we keep them safe and engaged in learning during their time out of school. Project Entry & Fee Deadlines March 1 April 1 April 15 May 1 June 1 January 2018 Beef Projects Horse and Llama Projects Swine, Dairy Heifer and Dairy Goat Projects Birds/Poultry, Cat, Dog, Rabbit, Pet and Pygmy Goats and all other Small Animal Projects Sheep and Meat Goat Projects 2018 Fair Dates: August **Theme: TBD Page 5

6 Livestock Weigh-In Dates and Information Beef - Saturday, March 17 th, 9:00am. **Recommended weight: lbs. ****All project animals must be halter broke and be LED on to the scales***** Swine - Thursday, May 3 rd. **Recommended weight: lbs. Dairy - Thursday, May 10 th. Sheep & Meat Goat - Wednesday, June 13 th. **Recommended weight: Sheep = 90lbs. (120lbs. minimum by fair) NEW **Recommended weight Goats = 50lbs. (65lbs. minimum by fair) NEW Additional Market Project Information Members who plan to take a Market Animal project should enterby their designated dates. (See page 5). All 4-H members will need to complete their entry in 4-HOnline and have brought their enrollment fee, weigh-in fees, completed Bill of Sale, and signed Commitment to Excellence forms into the 4-H Office. If the 4-H office has not received these forms and fees by the due date, the animal will not be weighed in. *Steers that are too wild will not be weighed. MVDHP The Magic Valley Dairy Heifer Program (MVDHP) is designed to increase youth knowledge and interest in the dairy industry. This is a 2-year project. Members must apply for the program, and if selected will be eligible to purchase a calf for the program. More information can be found at twinfallscounty/2013/01/04/magic-valley-dairy-heifer-program/ Applications are available in the office. The application, a recommendation letter, and a $100 deposit are due by January 26. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. ~ Mark Twain Save the Dates State Livestock Skill-a-Thon January 27, H Ambassadors March 16-18, 2018 Spring Break Classes March 22-29, 2018 Judging Camp June 11-13, H Summer Camp 1 June 18-22, 2018 Teen STAC June 25-29, H Summer Camp 2 July 9-13, 2018 Page 6 Gooding County 4-H Spotlight

7 Fair Awards FCS / Misc. Top overall awards have been handed out during fair. Congratulations to the following: Junior - Lynlee Stolzman Intermediate - Kendal Crawford Seniors - Madison Crawford & Charlotte Brockman Great job!! Gooding County has been able to give out high quality 4-H awards to very deserving members. This would not be possible without our very generous sponsors, as well as the leaders and members who contact the sponsors. So, first of all, THANK YOU! Secondly, if you would like to sponsor 4-H fair awards, or if you know of an individual or business that might like to become a sponsor, please call the 4-H Office. Sponsors are needed in all 4-H project areas: FCS, Small Animal, Livestock, Shooting Sports and Horse. Sponsors are vital to our program and we sincerely appreciate each and every one! Know Your Government Conference Congratulations to the eight Gooding County youth that were selected as delegates to the 2018 Know Your Government Conference! The conference will be held in Boise over President s Day weekend. The delegates Christin Wisniewski, Charlotte Brockman, Lexi Rice, John Kinder, Libby Hooper, Bry Feuz, Jasmine Ruiz, Madelyn Drees will get the chance to work with judges, attorneys and legislators to learn more about our state government s Judicial and Legislative branch. Be sure to ask them about the conference when you see them! Gene Wisniewski and Marjorie Brockman will also be attending as chaperones. Thank you to all of the volunteers and members who put their time and efforts into the Awards Ceremony. Thanks goes out to all that brought items to auction off and to those who bid and bought them. $1300 was raised for Leaders Council Thank you!!!!!!! 4-H at the Library 4-H at the Library was a fun and successful partnership. I would like to get this program up and running again. I will need the help of several volunteers to move forward and broaden our 4-H outreach with the Gooding, Wendell and Hagerman Public Libraries. Those who have an hour or 2 during the time Gooding County youth are out of school, WE NEED YOU! If you are available and would be interested in helping with an activity at either library, please let me know. We have all the materials and curriculum to help. This program is very important and even if you volunteer one time during the year you and the youth participants would have a great day. February in Boise, Idaho The Know Your Government Conference (KYG) is held each Presidents Day weekend in Boise while the legislature is in session. It is designed for students in grades 8-9 to: Learn how state government decision-making works. Influence state government. Learn how the state judicial system works. Find out how cases are brought to court. Observe the legislative process in action. Share ideas with legislators, judges and other elected officials. Meet teens from across the state. Have breakfast with legislators and judges. Responsive/Files/Extension/4-H/4-H-Policies-and- Procedures.ashx?la=en&hash=EAE41883C7E05D9E E58BD445D6A66ECA4D7F2B39 Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. ~ John F. Kennedy January 2018 Page 7

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9 Wendell Friday School 1/5/2018 The State 4-H Livestock Skill-a-Thon will be January 27, 2018, in Jerome. If you are interested in being on a team, please contact Cindy Kinder ASAP! We would love to have you participate! January 2018 Page 9

10 January 3 Leaders Council Officer & Committee Leadership meeting 5:00pm Extension 4-H Office conference room 2, Gooding. 6 Gooding County Review Recap, 10am - 2pm (lunch provided) Extension 4-H Office conference room, Gooding. 8 4-H Leaders Council & Committee Meetings, Gooding County Extension Office: 5:30-FCS Committee, 6:00-Small Animal Committee, 6:30-Horse Committee, 7:00-General Meeting, Livestock Committee to follow. 12 State Livestock Skill-a-Thon Registration Deadline. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Gooding Extension Office Closed. 19 Horseless Horse Camp Registration Deadline. 26 MVDHP Applications DUE Horseless Horse Camp, Minidoka County Fairgrounds. Like UI Extension 4-H, Gooding County on Facebook for more pictures and upcoming event reminders! 27 State Livestock Skill-a-Thon, Jerome County Fairgrounds check-in at 9:00 a.m., Contest at 10am. February 3 KYG Orientation, Twin Falls Extension Office. 5 Leaders Council Officer/Committee Leadership meeting 5:00pm Credit Score and Financial training 6-8pm- Extension 4-H Office conference room, Gooding. 10 Gem State Classic Judging Contest, CSI Expo Center 12 4-H Leaders Council & Committee Meetings, Gooding County Extension Office: 5:30pm -FCS Committee, 6:00 -Small Animal Committee, 6:30-Horse Committee, 7:00-General Meeting, Livestock Committee to follow. 15 Beef Education Night (tentative) - 6:00pm. Extension Office Know Your Government Conference, Boise 19 President s Day, Gooding Extension Office Closed Please check the you have listed in your 4honline profile to be sure it is correct. Check this regularly for updates, announcements and reminders! For more 4-H information contact: 4-H Office: Cindy Kinder Area 4-H Extension Educator and Loretta Boatwright 4-H Program Coordinator For Extension information and programs contact: Extension Office: Mario E. de Haro Marti Dairy & Livestock Environmental Extension Educator Diane Branam Office Secretary 203 Lucy Lane Gooding, Idaho Phone: (208) Fax: (208) Page 10 Gooding County 4-H Spotlight